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Cultural Framing in English Language (ESL) classrooms
How cultural difference operates in the second language classroom.
A frame within a frame
What is meant by ‘framing’?
Metaphor of picture frame Metaphor of camera frame Extended metaphor of lens
Michael Halliday
Malinowski -> Halliday
theory of context -> theory of text
context -> text
Halliday & Hasan, 1985, Language, context, and text: Aspects of language in a social semiotic perspective.
Claire Kramsch
Language teaching relies on our common humanity.
Cultural perspectives lead us to look for learning that emerges at points of difference.
Kramsch, 1993, Context and Culture in Language Learning.
Deborah Tannen
Related concepts: Schema (Bartlett, 1932) Script (Schank and Abelson, 1975) Frame (Bateson, 1955; Hymes, 1974;
Goffman, 1974; Frake, 1977) Structures of expectations (Ross, 1975)
Tannen, 1993, Framing in Discourse.
The English language classroom in Thailand
How is ‘language’ construed? Who has ownership?
How is ‘learning’ construed? Who has ownership?
C1 or C2? Who is teaching and who is learning?
How do cultural differences affect English language learning in Thailand?
The study so far …
Visits to universities in Thailand. Plans for involvement in an intensive
English course at RMUT. Application for position as
teacher/researcher at CMU. Methods: text analysis; notes and journal;
classroom recordings; interviews of students, teachers and others.
Methodology: grounded theory.